21st Century Academic Librarian

Information Resources in the Humanities and Social Sciences

We assessed reference tools in the humanities and social sciences. Here are my favorites:
Then I devised reference questions. Here are my favorites.

Q- For whom was the Presidential Pardon Power first used?

A- George Washington first used this in 1795 to pardon those involved in the Whisey Rebellion.
S- Encyclopedia of the American Presidency vol. 3 1994, pg. 146.
Q- What did Skeptics believe?
A-They believed that no knowledge is possible of that there is not sufficient or adequate evidence to tell if knowledge is possible.
S- Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy 2nd ed., 1999, pg. 850.
Q- In the "Snows of Kilimanjaro," what does Harry see on the mountain before he dies? What does it symbolize?
A- He see the legendary gigantic frozen leopard. It symbolizes death in the pursuit of vain pleasures.
S- Benet's Readers' Encyclopedia of American literature 1991, pg. 993.